Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-02-24

CHURCH ~ Co. evidently aim TO
handle the best of all goods in their
lire.
For SALE.-One of the most
attractive, well made and easy
riding top buggies possible to be
had. 1t is no cheap affair, but first
class. Inquire at this Office.
LAST week destructive fire broke
out in Richland Center. 1t was
some time before the fire department
could work owing to the cistern be
ing frozea. Three buildings were
destroyed before the fire was con
trolled. Nearly all the goods in the
stores was saved. The loss on the
buildings is not large as they are all |
old and part of them insured.
A DISPATCH dated Pierre, ID. T.,
February II, says: "Anothcr biz
zardis raging, and trains are all aba
doned. The County Board is being
appealed to for aid by families
heretofore considered above want.
1t is a terrible Winter for Dakota
settlers, and the suffering can not
be realized"
EVERY readers attention Is IN
vited to the advertisement Of Fuuk's
Patent Weather Strip. 1t has been
exhibited by the general agent to
to many of our citizens, all of WHOM
pronounced it a good, sensible in
vention. Mr.. Michael Shea, who
/ has the agency for the county, will
at once proceed TO canvass. II in
need of any thing of the kind be
sure and give him your order.
DARLINGTON papers announce that
the Red Rock quarry, situated about
four miles below that place, has
been purchased by Chicago capital
lists, and that they will commence
work on an extensive scale as soon
as the frost is out of the ground. 1t
is calculated to ship from three TO
five car loads day. The stone will
be sawed into blocks before ship
ment The calculation is to adorn
Chicago, Milwaukee and other large
cities.
The inventor of the playful abom
ination, the chestnut bell, has vainly
endeavored to get an addenda pat
ented. In the new arrangement
when the bell is struck a miniature
rat runs across the breast of the
wearer and stops in full view of the
victim. TO make it more effective
the word rat is inscribed on the rat.
: This was too much for the official
stomach to bear, and it will remain
open to infringement.
HOARD says great many farmers
and their wives are fighting the
butter-market constantly. They
have certain notions about butter
that they hang to and "roll under
their tongues like a sweet morsel. ,
They think the country crossroads
J store is butter market, when it is
not. Not one in hundred, ever
make their butter and ship it to
some commission merchant in Chi
cago, New York, or some other
city, and thus put themselves in the
way of finding out what that il
, that the market calls good butter.
DICKENS works, Is vols. for only
$500 at ]. J. Hanscom & Co.'S.
LADIES who are looking for a
Magazine to meet all their re
quirements should see DeBoresf,
Monthly for March. 1t has JUS
arrived, and, as usual, is full Of
information and amusement. Moth
) ing seems to be left undone tC
make "DemoreSt'8" the most pop
ular Family Magazine in the world
There is always something to inter
est all, from the youngest child tC
2 the "head Of the house." Thii
: number contains a very striking
e water-color picture (The Two Ne
r jesties). The serial, "Allan Quar-
: termain," by II. Rider Haggard